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Registration
ANNUAL BENCH BAR FORUM/CLE
Presented November 1, 2013 by the
OSB Workers’ Compensation Section
Name
Phone
Bar No.
BENCH
BAR
FORUM
Firm Name
Address
City
State Zip
Program Registration:
Workers’ Compensation Section Members:
Yes, sign me up for the CLE seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . $ free
Yes, lunch, too (included)
Annual CLE Presented by the
Workers’ Compensation Section
of the Oregon State Bar
Non-Workers’ Compensation Section Members:
$25 - Yes, sign me up for the CLE seminar . . . . . $______
Yes, lunch, too (included)
(SBBF13) (830-4565-000)
Lunch this year will be a South of the Border buffet.
THREE WAYS TO REGISTER
Friday, November 1, 2013
1. ONLINE at www.osbar.org/events.
2. PHONE: 503-431-6413, or toll-free in Oregon at
1-800-452-8260, ext. 413.
3. MAIL with check: Oregon State Bar, CLE Registration,
P.O. Box 231935, Tigard, OR 97281-1935
Annual Bench Bar Forum / CLE
Friday, November 1, 2013
Note: If you are not a Workers' Compensation
section member and want to join the section for
the free seminar and lunch, you must register by
phone as directed above.
Oregon State Bar
Workers’ Compensation Section
PO Box 231935
Tigard, OR 97281-1935
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received at
least 48 hours prior to the start of the seminar to qualify
for a refund. To cancel, please call the OSB CLE Service
Center at (503) 431-6413; toll-free in Oregon (800) 4528260 ext. 413. There is a $25 cancellation fee.
Oregon Garden Resort
895 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
Free (including lunch) for current members
of the Workers’ Compensation Section
Non-­members: $25 (lunch and seminar)
1 Ethics Credit, 1 Access to Justice
Credit, 1 General Credit (Pending)
Bench Bar Forum
Friday, November 1, 2013
11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Registration
12:00 pm to 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Tribute in Memory of Roger Hepburn
12:45 pm to 1:45 pm
Access to Justice in Workers’ Compensation
Hon. Bruce Smith, Bin Chen , and Lourdes Sanchez
1:45 pm to 1:55 pm
Break
1:55 pm to 2:55 pm
ETHICS – The Game
Jeff Gerner
2:55 pm to 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Own Motion Basics
Kevin Barrett and Allison Lesh
Please pre-register with the bar before the event. If
space is available, you may register at the door. If
you want lunch, you must pre-register.
HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE
1. Go to www.osbar.org/events. Click on 2013 Bench Bar
Forum.
2. Click the “Add Registrant” box in the upper right
corner. Please note: Workers’ Compensation section
members do not pay a registration fee but must still
register.
3. Add your name or bar number in the “Look Up a Bar
Member” field and click “go”.
4. Click your name on the next page.
5. Click “REGISTRATION $0.00” on the next page.
6. The event should now be in your shopping cart.
Click “Checkout;” if you aren’t a WC Section member,
this will give you the option of paying with your Visa or
MasterCard.
Biographies
Kevin Barrett
Trial attorney, SAIF Corporation
Kevin Barrett graduated with a BS in biology in
2006 from Portland State University and with a
JD from Willamette University in 2009. Kevin has
worked at SAIF since 2008 as a legal intern, and as
a trial attorney since 2009, specializing in workers’
compensation. Kevin has and working closely with
the SAIF Corporation’s Own Motion team since
2010. He has been a member of the Oregon State
Bar since 2009. Kevin is married with two children
and enjoys skiing, golf, and playing with his kids.
Bin Chen
Workers Compensation Litigator, Reinisch Mackenzie
At age 16, Bin made the bold decision to leave his
home of Shanghai, China to study abroad here in the
U.S. What was supposed to be a one-year cultural
exchange program turned into a 14-year odyssey.
During this time, Bin has been preoccupied with
conquering many self-made challenges in both
professional and academic spheres. After graduating
from Corban University in Salem, Oregon in 2003,
Bin was employed as a workers’ compensation
and fast track casualty claims adjuster, and later
as a regional business analyst for a large insurer in
Portland. He worked for Reinisch Mackenzie in
2010 as a summer law clerk. Upon admission to the
Oregon State Bar in 2011, Bin joined Reinisch as an
Oregon workers’ compensation litigator.
Jeff Gerner
Trial Attorney, SAIF
Jeff Gerner is a trial attorney on SAIF’s northern trial
team. He has worked at SAIF since 1984, and has
been a member of the Oregon State Bar since 1980,
specializing in workers’ compensation since 1980.
Prior to coming to SAIF, he worked in a private
law firm, and has been a member of the Workers’
Compensation Board.
Jeff graduated with a BA in political science and
business from the College of Idaho in 1977, and
with a JD from Willamette University in 1980.
Allison Lesh
Attorney, Moore Jensen & Lesh
Allison spent her formative years on Kodiak Island
in the Gulf of Alaska. She graduated from Gonzaga
University in 2002 with a degree in Italian Studies.
Allison attended the Northwestern Law School
(Lewis & Clark) on full scholarship. After passing
the Oregon State bar exam in September 2007,
Allison worked as a temporary legal assistant for
Crispin Employment Lawyers in Portland, in April
2008, Allison accepted an associate position with
Moore Jensen & Lesh. She and her husband, Adam,
completed their move to Eugene in June 2008
and have been living among rabid Ducks fans ever
since. Allison is one of our leading Oregon Workers
Compensation lawyers and Social Security Disability
lawyers.
Lourdes Sanchez
Workers Compensation/Personal Injury Attorney
Lourdes moved to Eugene, Oregon from Puerto
Rico at age 12. Initially unable to speak English,
she enrolled at Churchill High School where she
graduated with Honors at the age of 16. In 1994,
Lourdes graduated from the University of Oregon
with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and
Economics. In 1997, Lourdes obtained her J.D. from
the University of Oregon law school.
After law school, Lourdes worked for the honorable
Gregory Foote, a (now retired) Lane County Circuit
Court Judge. Subsequently, she became an associate
at Rasmussen & Tyler and a partner in Kasubhai &
Sánchez.
Since 2001, Lourdes has been a solo practitioner
specializing in workers’ compensation and personal
injury.
Bruce Smith
ALJ, WCB Mediator
Bruce Smith earned a BA in Political Science from
the University of Oregon in 1968. He got his JD
from Willamette University in 1972; and has been
a member of the Oregon State Bar since then. Prior
to his appointment as an ALJ in 2008 Bruce spent
23 years representing injured workers and their
families. He has been a WCB mediator since 2008,
and speaks Spanish and Italian. He is a member of
the Access to Justice Committee, and served as its
chair in 2009-2010.